South Korea Consults on Health Functional Food Regulations

In accordance with the Notice No. 2019-317 ^[1], MFDS intends to revise the Standard and Specification of Health Functional Food on June 26th, 2019. Here are the main revisions.

Main Content

Due to the revision of Food Additive Standard and Rules ^[2], MFDS now permits the use of 5-MTHF-glucosamine ((6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid, Glucosamine Salt) as the ingredient for making folic acid.
Newly added functional claims for ginseng and hyaluronic acid

Ginseng can help improve bone health; and hyaluronic acid can help maintain skin health and help protect skin against ultraviolet radiation (daily intake 240 mg).

The daily intake of bilberry extract was revised

Before	bilberry extract 240mg (anthocyanosides 72~108mg)
After	bilberry extract 160~240mg (anthocyanosides 50~108mg)

Revise the specification of green tea extract

(-)-epigallocathrchin gallate, EGCG will be managed according to the EGCG content in finished products. Revise the specification of green tea extract

Revise the testing method of 8 functional ingredients

They are vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B1, chondroitin sulfate, batyl alcohol, anthraquinones, total flavonoid and phosphatidylserine.

Newly added the simultaneous analysis method of vitamin A and vitamin E as well as the testing method for 5-MTHF.

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